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Reviving memories of history

Chitradurga: The Union Government along with the Government of Maharashtra are holding a photo exhibition in all States of the country, “Nirdhar Darshan”, to commemorate 150 years of the country’s freedom movement, beginning with the 1857 uprising against the British.

The aim is to showcase the history of the struggle for Independence with the help of rare photographs, models, replicas and documents. The material will be displayed in all major districts in the States.

Uttam Gurav, one of the organisers of the event, said that the yearlong exhibition was inaugurated on August 9, 2007 at Kranti Maidan in Mumbai.

He said the exhibition had been divided into four zones. “We are a part of the south zone, where Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala will be covered. At present we are touring Karnataka,” he said.

The exhibition was held in districts such as Hassan, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad and Mangalore before coming to Chitradurga. It is being held at Guru Bhavan here and showcases some of the rarest photographs of the freedom movement and of those who were a part of the struggle.Among a few nostalgic pictures being displayed here are those depicting the revolt against the East India Company in 1857. A model of the heavy rifle used by revolutionary Mangal Pandey is on display. Rare photos of Delhi during the rule of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi, Nana Saheb Peshwa, Begum Hazrat Mahal and Vasudeo Balwant Phadke, are fascinating to see.

Other photographs depict the struggle between countless Indians and British forces during the Quit India Movement, the formation of the Azad Hind Fauj by Subhas Chandra Bose, the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh and the hanging of freedom fighters such as Bhagat Singh, Raj Guru and Sukhdev.

One could see around 52 portraits of eminent freedom fighters of the country, most of which are rarely found in history books. One of the photos in the exhibition shows Jawaharlal Nehru hoisting the Indian Flag at the Red Fort in Delhi when India achieved independence. “We wanted to highlight the significance of the Indian freedom struggle and create awareness of people who had laid down their lives for the cause, said Mr. Gurav.

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